(a) define the Canadian and Finnish citizens who can benefit from this Agreement;

(b) simplify and facilitate administrative procedures applicable when citizens of one Party intend to enter, stay, travel, and work temporarily in the other Party’s territory;

(c) ensure reciprocal conditions so that citizens of the Parties benefit equally from this Agreement; and

(d) ensure ongoing collaboration and information sharing between the Parties for the successful implementation of this Agreement. The Parties shall not share personal information (namely information about an identifiable individual) under this Agreement.

(a) citizens who intend to travel in the host country (the country of the Party of which they are not citizens) and obtain temporary employment to supplement their financial resources;

(b) citizens, including recent post-secondary graduates, who intend to obtain work experience in the host country under a pre-arranged contract of employment in support of their career development or that aligns with their previous field of study; and

(c) registered students of a post-secondary institution who intend to complete a pre-arranged work placement related to their field of study in the host country, as a requirement of their academic curriculum.

1. A citizen of Canada or the Republic of Finland qualifies to benefit from this Agreement if the citizen meets the following requirements:

2. The dependents accompanying qualified citizens are not entitled to benefit from this Agreement pursuant to paragraph 1. Dependents must obtain their own legal status for entry and stay into Canada and the Republic of Finland.

1. An eligible citizen who qualifies to benefit from this Agreement may benefit from this Agreement on a maximum of one (1) authorized participation under each category of participation set out in Article 2. The authorized period of stay under each participation must not exceed twelve (12) months.

2. A separate application must be submitted for each participation.

1. Each Party shall use its best efforts to facilitate the procedures for qualified citizens of the other Party to enter and remain temporarily in its territory.

2. Subject to applicable immigration legislation and regulations as well as considerations related to public interest, public order, national security, and public health:

3. Subject to applicable immigration legislation and regulations, as well as considerations related to public interest, public order, national security and public health:

1. Qualified citizens who are benefiting from this Agreement are subject to the host country’s laws and regulations, particularly with regard to employment standards, including wages, working conditions, employment insurance benefits, and occupational health and safety. In the case of Canada, the laws and regulations relating to employment standards primarily fall within the jurisdiction of the provinces and territories.

2. The Parties shall develop service standards that prioritize program integrity and client service based-program delivery. This includes processing applications within a reasonable timeframe, providing easy access to program information and requirements, and timely communication with applicants.

1. On an annual basis, each Party shall notify the other Party, through diplomatic channels, of the maximum number of the other Party’s qualified citizens who will be permitted to benefit from this Agreement. A Party may decide that the maximum number of the other Party’s qualified citizens will be unlimited.

2. The Parties shall notify each other, through diplomatic channels, of the administrative procedures and conditions, including financial requirements referred to in Article 3.1 (f), related to the implementation of this Agreement.

3. The Parties shall establish a follow-up committee responsible for applying and monitoring this Agreement. This follow-up committee is composed of representatives of the governmental authorities of each Party responsible for the implementation of this Agreement.

4. Each Party shall record statistics on the number of the other Party’s citizens that benefit from this Agreement, as well as aggregate data for age and gender. Each Party shall provide these statistics and data to the other Party on an annual basis and on request in a timely fashion from the date this Agreement enters into force.

5. The Parties shall notify each other immediately of their concerns if program abuse becomes apparent, and shall work together to resolve the problem.

1. The Parties shall make available, particularly on their respective Internet sites, all information concerning this Agreement, including any information concerning the steps required to apply for a stay. The Parties shall ensure that all documents required for the application are electronically accessible.

2. The Parties shall promote, either independently or in collaboration, to Canadian and Finnish citizens the opportunities afforded to them under this Agreement.

1. The Parties shall notify each other, through diplomatic channels, of the completion of the internal procedures required for the entry into force of this Agreement.

2. This Agreement enters into force on the first day of the second month following the receipt of the last notification referred to in paragraph 1.

3. The Parties may amend this Agreement by mutual consent through an exchange of diplomatic notes. The amendments shall enter into force according to the procedures to be specified in the exchange of diplomatic notes.

4. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Agreement shall be resolved by the Parties through diplomatic channels.

5. A Party may at any time terminate or temporarily suspend all or part of this Agreement by giving to the other Party a thirty-day notice in writing to that effect through diplomatic channels. The termination or suspension of this Agreement does not affect citizens who hold any document issued pursuant to Article 5 or citizens already admitted under this Agreement.